Students will examine the parts of stories and different forms of storytelling using technology. They will analyze elements like characters, setting, plot and theme in various media. Then, students will create their own story promoting values like civics, manners or respect, and share it using their choice of format. Finally, they will program robots to enact events from history connecting to their stories, such as a robot showing respect during a national anthem. This unit ties into science lessons on electricity and technology.

1. CI 350 Unit Plan Abstract KaitlynM. Ellis
Studentswill examine the partsof a story.Then,theywill explore the manyformsinwhichwe
can create storieswithtechnological resources,includingonlinelinksforDigital Storytelling.Students
will determine the character(s),setting,plot,andtheme inchildren’sliterature,podcasts,andvideos.
Next,they will create theirownstoryaboutcharacter (civics,manners,respect,etc.) usinganyformof
theirchoice.Finally,students willcreate andprogram robotsof theirstorythat connectsto an eventin
history.Forexample,if astudentcreatesastoryabout respect,theymightcreate a robotthat placesits
handon its heartinrespectwhile the StarSpangledBannerisplayedbeforeagame. We will alsoalign
thiswiththe electricity andtechnology science unit.